§ 32. Mr. Hoosonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many smallholdings owned by the county councils or his Department exist in England and Wales, respectively; how many of them are full-time holdings; how many of them are part-time holdings; and what is the average acreage in each category.
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§ Mr. StrangThe reply gives details of full-time and part-time statutory smallholdings in England and Wales respectively at 31st March 1973, the latest information available. I regret that the average acreages of each category are not known.
STATUTORY SMALLHOLDINGS IN ENGLAND AND WALE'S AT 31ST MARCH 1973 England Wales 1. Held by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Full-time 720 Nil Part-time 73 Nil 2. Held by local authorities*: Full-time 5,476 688 Part-time 3,962 444 * Figures do not include 139 holdings in England for which classification is not available.